Rake.



No. 030,500.- PATENTED SEPT. 11, 1906.

C. F. FAES.

BAKE.

APPLIUATION FILED AUG.28,1B05.

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aiming PATENTED SEPT. l1, 1906:

G. F. FAES.

BAKE.

APPLIGATION FILED AUG.28.1905.

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629i tumbas atten/wma UNITED s'rAfrEs PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES F. FAES, OFv MADISN, NEBRASKA.

RAKE- .T all whom it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES F. FAES, a citizen of the United States, residingat Madison, in the county of Madison and State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rakes, owhich the followingis a specification. l

My invention relates to im rovements in l rakes adapted for use as han( -rakes for gar- Villustrate dening purposes, and has for its object the .presentation lof a means to prevent the clogging of leaves, roots, or other substances ble- `tween the teeth of the rake while in use.

Another object is the production of a rake which may easily be constructed for the purposes intended and which is economical as to cost. f 1 With these objects in view my invention consists of novel construction and arrangement of arts as described herein, and as d) by the drawings, wherein- Figure 1 represents a vertical side view of my invention, the plate-frame and toothlate being in a lowered or normal position. ig. 2 is a variation of Fig. 1, showing these parts in an elevated position. Fig. 3 represents a top view of my invention. Fig. 4 is a detail of a device for mounting the frame i yu on the rake-handle; and Fig. 5 illustrates a different manner of forming thetooth-plate,

it being a modification of my invention.

The garden-rake is so familiar that its V various uses need not be described 'further thanto explain that the spaces between the teeth become obstructed with old vines,

leaves. manure, lpieces of wood or rock, or

other substances, and in order to avoid the waste of time and annoyance common to its rectangular form, preferabl of thin meta of convenient width and o a length nearly that of the rake-head, and-construct therein the openings 6, these openings being ada ted to surround ail except the end teeth o the lrake, and'I construct the arms? and 8 to form a plate-frame constructed, preferably, of

sfeciacation of Letters Patnt. 1 .ippnmnn ned mit 28,1905. seau No. 275.996.

Patented sept. 11, 190e.

a metal rod, each end 'of which is rigidly mounted upon the tooth-plate at 9 and 1() in a manner so that the tooth-plate will be prac. tically balanced as to its length, the loop formed b these arms being bent to pass over convergingly to the pivotal mounting u on the rake-handle at 12. The arms as t lus 'mountedhave a limited radial swing 'upon thepivotal su port at 12, the movementbeing in one directlon until the arms come in contact with the outer wall of the rake-head, as shown in Fig. 1, and in the opposite direction until the tooth-plate 5 contracts with the inner wall of the rake-head, as shown in Fig. 2.

lIn order that the tooth-cleaning piece 5 maybe readily attached or detached from the rake-handle, I employ the fastening device shown, consisting of the plates 13 and 14, compressed. by the thumb-nut 15, all mounted upon the grooved shank of. the ring 16, this affording a compression means very effective and economical in construction.

The rake Ais used in the ordinary manner,`

and when the rake is drawn toward the operat'or and as the teeth sink into the soil at the time of such movement the tooth-cleaning piece 5 rides u on the soil-surface and gradually rises as the teeth sink dce ier, since the approaching edge of the tooth-piece is inc ined upwardly. As the rake is withdrawn from. the soil, any substances which may have Ithe rakeread at 11 Figs. 1 and 2, and passing lodged between the teeth drop out of engagement, since the tooth-cleaning piece by a radial movement drops downward by its own weight,v and if any obstruction has become firmly wedged between the teeth the operator may invert the rake-head, so that the teeth are uppermost, and by striking the rake-head and arms u A ,on the ground vsuch obstruction is elective y removed and always without touching the obstruction with the hand.. I nd the invention very useful for gardening purposes and also'for raking the leaves from a lawn. While I show the end teeth of the rake as not inclosed entirely by the toothpiece in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, a construction, of course, could be employed completely inclosin the teeth. Y

5 shows a modification in the matter of the' tooth-cleaning piece 5, it being constructed by use oty an endless -metal hoop which forms the arms 7 and 8 and is repeatedl coiled so as to accommodate Within each coll one of the several rake-teeth. A wire rod or any metal rod may be formed in this manner IIO tooth-piece iral loops 17 as a substitute for the arms and shown in Figs. 1, 2, andy 3, the s answering to the o enings 6 s own in said figures and adapte tocontain the teeth of the rake, and a convenient welding could be made at 12, where the frame is mounted upon the rake-handle. The construction as shown by this modification is very economical in manufacture.

What I claim as my invention is l 1. A rake, provided with apertured com- 'pression-plates mounted upon the rake-hanv die; an expellinglate disposed lengthwise of the rake-head an havin a series of tooth-inclosing apertures forme therein; an ularlybent arms rigidly mounted upon sai expelling plate and extended over the rake-head convergingly, to make a lclosure within said apertured compression-plates./

2. A rake, l provided with apertured compression-plates removabl mounted upon the 4 rake-handle; an expel ing-plate disposed lengthwiseof the 'rake-head and having a series of toothj-inclosing apertures formed therein; singularly-bent arms rigidly mounted ulpon said exellingplateand extended over t e rake-hea convergingly to make a closure within said apertured com ression-plates.

s. Amke, provided Wit thetoothm65 openings 6 ormed 8 mounted at 9 and AIn testimony whereof I now aiiix my signa- I ture in presence of two witnesses lCHARLES F. FAES.

Witnesses: p

H. FRICKE, Jr.,

S. J. ARNETT, 

